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<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/07/072815AS_potsales_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>Oregon marijuana dispensaries can begin selling marijuana as soon as October 1, under a law signed Tuesday by Governor Kate Brown.<p>Tue, 28 Jul 2015 23:11:19 +0000Ashley Stewart60499 at http://kuow.orgOregon Legal Pot Sales Begin October 1, OfficiallyThis Week In Ballard: How Do We Keep Housing 'A-Fjord-Able'?http://kuow.org/post/week-ballard-how-do-we-keep-housing-fjord-able
<p>KUOW's Week in Review was at Leif Erikson Lodge in Ballard in front of a live audience as part of the show's summer tour. On the docket: what's the solution for affordable housing? Also, should we save a little viaduct to preserve that view? Is there a fairer way to enforce the outdoor pot smoking ban? And a week after the New Yorker earthquake piece, are you still shaking?<br /><br />Bill Radke convenes a panel of Live Wire radio's Luke Burbank, KUOW's Deborah Wang, former state GOP head Chris Vance and special guests.</p><p>Sat, 25 Jul 2015 00:03:41 +0000Bill Radke60278 at http://kuow.orgThis Week In Ballard: How Do We Keep Housing 'A-Fjord-Able'?Washington Liquor Board Adds Cannabis To Its Name http://kuow.org/post/washington-liquor-board-adds-cannabis-its-name
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/07/072315AJ_MedPot_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>Washington’s <a href="http://www.liq.wa.gov/">Liquor Control Board</a> is getting a new name. Friday it will become the Liquor and Cannabis Board.<p>Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:35:01 +0000Austin Jenkins60239 at http://kuow.orgWashington Liquor Board Adds Cannabis To Its Name Washington Activists Celebrate PTSD, TBI As Qualifying Conditions For Medical Pothttp://kuow.org/post/washington-activists-celebrate-ptsd-tbi-qualifying-conditions-medical-pot
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/07/072115AJ_MedPotRX_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>Medical marijuana and veterans activists plan to march in Olympia Wednesday to celebrate the addition of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury to the list of conditions that qualify for medical cannabis in Washington.<p>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 23:48:23 +0000Austin Jenkins60056 at http://kuow.orgWashington Activists Celebrate PTSD, TBI As Qualifying Conditions For Medical PotHelp Us With Pot Tickets, Seattle Police Chief Sayshttp://kuow.org/post/help-us-pot-tickets-seattle-police-chief-says
<p>Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole says the police department could use help from city lawmakers about how the city should handle tickets for public marijuana use.</p><p>It's against state law to consume marijuana in public. And current policy requires officers to respond to complaints when people break that law.</p><p>Tue, 21 Jul 2015 17:56:18 +0000Derek Wang60016 at http://kuow.orgHelp Us With Pot Tickets, Seattle Police Chief SaysOregon To Set Rules For Marijuana Edibleshttp://kuow.org/post/oregon-set-rules-marijuana-edibles
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/07/072015AS-edibles_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>A panel of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission met for the last time Monday. They’ll soon issue final recommendations on how the state should regulate edible marijuana products.<p>Mon, 20 Jul 2015 22:35:47 +0000Ashley Stewart60005 at http://kuow.orgOregon To Set Rules For Marijuana EdiblesPot Politics: The Marijuana Business Comes To Washingtonhttp://kuow.org/post/pot-politics-marijuana-business-comes-washington
State by state, the legal marijuana business is slowly gaining ground. The industry is using both an increasingly favorable public opinion toward marijuana and a newly legal cash flow to try to transform itself into a force in national politics.<p>Recreational marijuana retailers celebrated their first anniversary of legal operation in Washington state Wednesday, while last week marked 18 months for the recreational cannabis business in Colorado.Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:03:00 +0000James Doubek59411 at http://kuow.orgPot Politics: The Marijuana Business Comes To WashingtonNew Oregon Marijuana Stores Slated To Open In 2016http://kuow.org/post/new-oregon-marijuana-stores-slated-open-2016
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/07/070915AS_retailpotsales_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>The Oregon Legislature moved up the start of retail marijuana sales at existing dispensaries, but the state’s Liquor Control Commission is still writing rules for new stores.<p>Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:02:06 +0000Ashley Stewart59340 at http://kuow.orgNew Oregon Marijuana Stores Slated To Open In 2016Idaho Police Warily Eye Oregon's New Pot Lawhttp://kuow.org/post/idaho-police-warily-eye-oregons-new-pot-law
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/07/070215JR_Wary_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>Idaho law enforcement say they’ve been finding more marijuana in vehicles coming from states with looser pot laws.<p>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:36:00 +0000Jessica Robinson58904 at http://kuow.orgIdaho Police Warily Eye Oregon's New Pot LawOregon Lawmakers Approve Plan To Allow Retail Pot Sales In Octoberhttp://kuow.org/post/oregon-lawmakers-approve-plan-allow-retail-pot-sales-october
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/07/070215CL_potstart_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>Oregonians could buy recreational marijuana from stores starting in October <a href="https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2015R1/Measures/Overview/SB460">under a measure approved Thursday</a> by the Oregon House.<p>Fri, 03 Jul 2015 14:35:58 +0000Chris Lehman58903 at http://kuow.orgOregon Lawmakers Approve Plan To Allow Retail Pot Sales In OctoberOregonians Can Now Use Marijuana Recreationallyhttp://kuow.org/post/oregonians-can-now-use-marijuana-recreationally
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/07/070115CL_day1debrief_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>The voter-approved Measure 91 is now in effect and adults in Oregon can now legally possess and use marijuana for recreational purposes.<p>Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:24:57 +0000Chris Lehman58800 at http://kuow.orgOregonians Can Now Use Marijuana RecreationallyPortland Doesn't Want The Starbucks Of Weedhttp://kuow.org/post/portland-doesnt-want-starbucks-weed
<p>Ross Reynolds talks with Oregon Public Radio's Chris Lehman about legal marijuana in Oregon and how that state's law differs from Washington's.</p><p>Wed, 01 Jul 2015 21:14:38 +0000Ross Reynolds & Hannah Burn58737 at http://kuow.orgPortland Doesn't Want The Starbucks Of WeedSecurity Firms Gear Up For Marijuana Legalizationhttp://kuow.org/post/security-firms-gear-marijuana-legalization
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/06/062915CL_potbiz_web.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>Recreational marijuana will be legal in Oregon starting July 1. And with it comes a host of new business opportunities.<p>Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:13:23 +0000Chris Lehman58646 at http://kuow.orgSecurity Firms Gear Up For Marijuana LegalizationOverhaul Of Marijuana Taxation Goes To Washington Governor http://kuow.org/post/overhaul-marijuana-taxation-goes-washington-governor
<a href="http://cpa.ds.npr.org/northwestnews/audio/2015/06/072815AJ_pottax.mp3" class="asset-audio"></a><p>Recreational marijuana buyers would pay a flat 37 percent pot tax, plus sales tax, under <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2136&year=2015">a proposal headed to the desk of Washington Governor Jay Inslee</a>.<p>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 15:58:06 +0000Person: Austin Jenkins58578 at http://kuow.orgOverhaul Of Marijuana Taxation Goes To Washington Governor Marijuana Taxes May Not Be Used For Prevention As Campaign Promisedhttp://kuow.org/post/marijuana-taxes-may-not-be-used-prevention-campaign-promised
<p><em>Update: Two days after this story was published, on Tuesday, June 30, Gov. Jay Inslee signed Washington’s state budget. The new budget includes $20 million over the next two years for drug prevention and education.</em></p><p></p><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">The campaign to legalize marijuana promised that almost a quarter of the taxes from those sales would fund education and prevention efforts.</span></p><p>And pot is selling well: Washington state’s marijuana retail stores are selling <a href="http://lcb.wa.gov/marijuana/dashboard" style="line-height: 1.5;">over $1 million worth of marijuana a day.</a></p><p>Mon, 29 Jun 2015 04:05:54 +0000Amy Radil58499 at http://kuow.orgMarijuana Taxes May Not Be Used For Prevention As Campaign Promised